Tusker Lager

Brewed by Kenya Breweries (East African Breweries)
Style: Pale Lager
Nairobi, Kenya

Bottle from the LCBO. Pale yellow-gold with a medium white head. Aroma of light malt, grain, a bit of corn, a hint of floral hops. Thin body. Flavour is sweet in a cloying, chemical-ish sort of way, with hints of cheap malt and corn, and a faintly hopped finish. Pretty much what I expected.

I thought there was a very surprising sweetish note in the aroma. It was present in the first sip, too -- a hint of some candyish, fruity flavor I can’t quite place; more banana-y than corny, but... banana’s not right, either. It’s a little disconcerting. The color is a clear but uninteresting golden yellow, with a fizzy white head that flattens to nothing (and I mean NOTHING) very quickly. Mouthfeel is watery. Pleasant enough flavor to start out with, but by the last sip I felt like I was drinking old dishwater. My curiosity is sated.

Bottle from Oddbins. Nose is quite chemical, notes of cereal and hops. Pours a light yellow beer. Taste is creal and powdery. Not very pleasant.

500mL bottle from the LCBO. Pours very pale yellow. Possibly the lightest-coloured beer I’ve ever seen. Nice, foamy white head. Aroma has an unpleasant vegetal note. Surprisingly pleasant flavour, with a noticeable touch of hops. Would make a decent lawnmower beer.

Bottle. Pours gold with a white head. Aroma is sweet malt, grain a hint of apple and a hint of flowers. Light body. Flavor is again sweet malt. It’s drinkable.

Pale Lager I guess! A very pale, clear looking golden color. A pretty good sized head that did fizzle away pretty quickly but left some on top. The aroma is grassy, grainy, floral and a little fruity and not bad. This however isn’t a very good tasting beer. First of all the mouthfeel is thin and watery leaving me wanting a lot more. The flavor consists of mild hops but more grainy and grassy and an all around typical mass marketed below average lager taste. Except it wasn’t that cheap. I bought a single at a local store and compare to the other prices/quality they had this was a horrible deal. I think I may at least get to cross off another country. I’ll pound one if someone gives it to me but I won’t be buying this again.

3-15-08 bottle
Bubbly watery yellow pour with weak watery head. Smell is light and doughy malt. Flavor is abundantly water - nothing much more to it. Thin palate. Overall, not actually too horrible - but then again it was like drinking a tall glass of water.

Pours a clear gold with thin white head. Very faint aroma with some grassy scent to it. Flavor is light malt and grainy. Has a grassy flavor to it. Very thin and carbonated. Accepable as lagers go, but not anything to write home about.